Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3044	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$758	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1254	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	66
😀 Quality of life	45	98
🏙️ Population	5.7M	2.71M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4635th and 1349th ($1269 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7273rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Brisbane

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	Addis Ababa	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.52	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$720	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1317	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.68%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1437	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.93	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.08	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$153	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30264	$12459

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$1022
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$775
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1153
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$1017
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1152
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$572
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$509
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$810
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$601
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$712
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$571
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$498
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$531
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$497
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$498
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$931
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$491
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$514
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$510
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$526
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$800
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$504
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$522
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$743
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$494
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$492
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$528
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$551
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$819
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$832
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$627
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$542
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$848

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894